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It sure is. I wrote years ago about how if there was ever civil unrest, most of the kids were going to come unglued without their devices (which is rewiring their brains per a UCLA study). You should see a bf/gf breakup on Facebook. It's horrible. And, you can have six people in your living room, no one talking, all staring at their phones and typing like mad. If you try to get someone's attention and ask them a question, they get annoyed, you have interrupted their illusion.
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The Original Social Network - Bulletin Boards!
Military, Universities had internet back in 80's- 90's. Personal computers then was only Dial-in BB's (The Lost Civilization of Dial-Up Bulletin Board Systems) with a connection that was mostly empty to AOL.
That was the Social get together, online back then!
Ham Radio had about the same but it was sent over radio waves! A Packet in which you can leave your radio on all the time when a Ham Radio Sat passes w/msg for U be captured held in a buffer til U were done with it! They also had BB's!
And Yahoo has a messenger....
I do like skype as it is a way of seeing friends and family who are far away. My brother did a job interview using skype because the job was 8 hours away. He got the job! It is a temporary thing for him to get more experience so he can get what he wants in my area.
Addiction!! I put my smart phone away out of respect....
Cheryl Nelson said:
I think yahoogroups can be set up for family communications.
It's more than a challenge. It's impossible. They can't put the devices down. They can't focus on anything but what's going in cyberspace. They might as well not be there, as they contribute nothing to the family or friends who are in the same room. You have to get on Facebook to communicate with them, living in the same house!
Kim B said:
On one hand its a blessing for those who have loved ones hundreds or thousands of miles apart. On the other hand, like anything it is an addiction for some. Getting people to lay off their devices for a little while when families are together for example thats a challenge lol